Volume I - Brussels Commentary on EU Maritime Transport Law

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Waterborne transport is of crucial importance within
the European Union. Almost 90% of the EU’s
external freight trade and 40% of the intra EU exchanges
of goods and passengers are carried by
sea. 23 EU Member States are coastal states and
26 are Flag States. EU shipowners manage 30% of
the world’s vessels and 35% of the global shipping
tonnage. Each year, more than 400 million passengers
pass through more than a 1.000 European
ports. The Framework of the ‘Erika Packages’ has
now added another imperative regulatory level to
the existing global legal regime of the International
Maritime Organisation (IMO) and to national laws.
The EU has reacted to severe marine casualties
in EU waters. As a result, almost all aspects of
maritime transport and shipping are now regulated
by EU Law. The Brussels Commentary on EU
Maritime Law provides a comprehensive article-by-article
analysis of the most relevant EU Regulations
and EU Directives of the shipping sector.